Katrin Raynor Evans

Recent articles by Katrin Raynor Evans

The Orion constellation. Credit: VW Pics / Getty Images'

Observing guide Best winter constellations

An image of the Sun that looks strikingly like a Halloween jack o lantern. This image was captured by NASA's SDO probe. Credit: NASA/SDO

Halloween Astronomy How to plan a spooky stargazing session

A Royal Mail stamp marking Halley's Comet in 1986. Credit: Katrin Raynor-Evans

Cosmic philately: the joy of collecting space and astronomy stamps

Why does the Moon sometimes appear during the day? Credit: Dermot Conlan / Getty Images

Why can we see the Moon during the day?

Comet Hale-Bopp, photographed by Alan Hale, Cloudcroft, New Mexico, 1996. Credit: Alan Hale (used with permission)

Comet Hale-Bopp: the story of a visitor from the edge of the Solar System

The Council Room at the Royal Astronomical Society. Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net).

The history of the Royal Astronomical Society

A sense of wonder: from a dark-sky site a wealth of deep-sky objects can be seen even with the naked eye, including the Milky Way, Orion Nebula and star clusters such as the Pleiades and Hyades. Credit: Mixetto/iStock/Getty Images

Deep-sky astronomy: a beginner’s guide

A Solar System Distance Bracelet that helps put across the scale of the Solar System to visually impaired astronomers. Credit: Astro Cymru

Accessible astronomy: stargazing for people with disabilities

An image of the Welsh town of Beddgelert today. The building on the right is the Prince Llewelyn Hotel, which was hit by a meteorite in 1949. Image Credit: iStock

Beddgelert meteorite: big find in a small village

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SPA and Cardiff host day of astronomy